Tom Boon

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Tom Boon

| image = Tom Boon Belgium Hockey Player (cropped).jpg

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| caption = Boon in 2016

| full_name = Tom Alain Boon

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|1|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Brussels, Belgium

| height = 1.84 m

| weight = 81 kg

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Léopold

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = White Star

| years1 =

| clubs1 = White Star

| years2 = {{0|0000}}–2013

| clubs2 = Racing

| years3 = 2013–2015

| clubs3 = Bloemendaal

| years4 = 2015–2019

| clubs4 = Racing

| years5 = 2019–present

| clubs5 = Léopold

| nationalyears1 = 2008–present

| nationalteam1 = Belgium

| nationalcaps1 = 354

| nationalgoals1 = 294

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{BEL}}}}

| updated = 24 July 2021

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Tom Alain Boon (born 25 January 1990) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a forward for Léopold and the Belgium national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest field hockey players in the world.

He won a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics.{{Cite Sports-Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/tom-boon-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418093753/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/tom-boon-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Tom Boon|access-date=2019-01-19}}

Club career

He started at Royal White Star HC, and after also having played for Bloemendaal, he played four years for the Belgian team Racing Club de Bruxelles.{{cite news|title=Hockey (DH): Van Strydonck rejoint les Pays-Bas et Oranje Zwart|language=French|newspaper=La Capitale|date=20 May 2013|url=http://www.lacapitale.be/727098/article/regions/bruxelles/sports/2013-05-20/hockey-dh-van-strydonck-rejoint-les-pays-bas-et-oranje-zwart}} In 2019, he moved to the 2018–19 Belgian national champions, Léopold, where he signed a contract for five seasons.{{cite web |title=Tom Boon verlaat Racing en ondertekent een contract voor vijf seizoenen bij Léopold |url=https://www.hln.be/sport/meer-sport/tom-boon-verlaat-racing-en-ondertekent-een-contract-voor-vijf-seizoenen-bij-leopold~aaaacd0c/ |website=www.hln.be |publisher=Het Laatste Nieuws |accessdate=13 August 2019 |language=nl |date=19 July 2019}}

International career

Boon made his debut in the national team in 2008. In 2009 he finished fifth with this team at the European Championship in Amstelveen and in 2011 they finished fourth at the European Championship in Mönchengladbach. In 2011, he also won the Champions Challenge. With his club Racing Brussels, he became Belgian field hockey champion for five consecutive years (2009–2013). At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament that came fifth.{{cite web|title=Tom Boon|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/boon-tom-1112079/|website=London2012.com|publisher=The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited|accessdate=13 September 2012|archive-date=11 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911211417/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/boon-tom-1112079/|url-status=dead}} Boon became European silver medalist with Belgium at the 2013 European Championship on home ground in Boom. In spite of his opening goal against Germany, Belgium lost the final by 1–3.{{Cite web|url=http://www.trifinanceeurohockey2013.be:80/index.php?websitestructid=296|title=TriFinance EuroHockey 2013|date=21 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821110913/http://www.trifinanceeurohockey2013.be/index.php?websitestructid=296|archive-date=21 August 2013|url-status=live|access-date=19 January 2019|df=dmy-all}}

At the 2016 Olympics, he was part of the Belgium team that on the silver medal. Boon himself scored a goal in the quarter-final. At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, where Belgium won its first European title,{{cite web |title=Goud in eigen land! De Red Lions winnen na het WK nu ook het EK |url=https://sporza.be/nl/matches/hockey/2019-08/mf-ek-hockey-finale-mannen-belgie-spanje/ |website=sporza.be |publisher=Sporza |accessdate=25 August 2019 |language=nl |date=26 August 2019}} he was the top goalscorer together with three other players with five goals.{{cite web|url=http://www.belfiuseurohockey.com/en/news/article.html?Article_ID=867496|title=Brilliant Belgium win their first ever European Championship crown|publisher=belfiuseurohockey.com|date=24 August 2019}} On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.{{cite web |title=Selectie Red Panthers en Red Lions voor het Europees Kampioenschap aangekondigd |url=https://hockey.be/nl/selectie-red-panthers-en-red-lions-voor-het-europees-kampioenschap-aangekondigd/ |website=hockey.be |access-date=25 May 2021 |language=nl |date=25 May 2021}}

Personal life

Boon was born in a hockey family. His grandmother Jacqueline Ronsmans was a Belgian international player, just like his mother Carine Boon-Coudron and his uncles Eric and Marc Coudron (Belgian record international with 358 games). His sister Jill Boon has also played Olympic hockey for Belgium.{{cite web|title=De familie Boon|url=http://www.brusselnieuws.be/artikel/de-familie-boon/|language=Dutch|work=David Steegen|publisher=brusselnieuws.be|date=23 March 2012}}{{Cite Sports-Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/jill-boon-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418093806/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/jill-boon-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Jill Boon|access-date=2019-01-19}}

International goals

:''Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable"
1.	3 August 2012	rowspan=5\| London, United Kingdom	{{fh\|KOR}}	align=center\|1–0	align=center\| 2–1	rowspan=5\| 2012 Summer Olympics
2.	5 August 2012	{{fh\|NZL}}	align=center\|1–0	align=center\| 1–1
3.	7 August 2012	{{fh\|IND}}	align=center\|3–0	align=center\| 3–0
4.	rowspan=2\| 11 August 2012	rowspan=2\| {{fh\|ESP}}	align=center\|2–1	rowspan=2 align=center\| 5–2
5.	align=center\|4–1
6.	rowspan=7\| 6 May 2013	rowspan=15\| Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France	rowspan=7\| {{fh\|POR}}	align=center\|1–0	rowspan=7 align=center\| 19–0	rowspan=15\| 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2
7.	align=center\|2–0
8.	align=center\|8–0
9.	align=center\|9–0
10.	align=center\|16–0
11.	align=center\|18–0
12.	align=center\|19–0
13.	rowspan=2\| 7 May 2013	rowspan=2\| {{fh\|SCO}}	align=center\|4–1	rowspan=2 align=center\| 7–1
14.	align=center\|6–1
15.	9 May 2013	{{fh\|FRA}}	align=center\|1–1	align=center\| 3–2
16.	rowspan=2\| 11 May 2013	rowspan=2\| {{fh\|CAN}}	align=center\|1–0	rowspan=2 align=center\| 5–2
17.	align=center\|4–1
18.	rowspan=3\| 12 May 2013	rowspan=3\| {{fh\|POL}}	align=center\|6–0	rowspan=3 align=center\| 10–1
19.	align=center\|8–1
20.	align=center\|10–1
21.	15 June 2013	rowspan=5\| Rotterdam, Netherlands	{{fh\|FRA}}	align=center\|3–0	align=center\| 3–0	rowspan=5\| 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals
22.	19 June 2013	{{fh\|IRE}}	align=center\|5–2	align=center\| 6–3
23.	rowspan=2\| 21 June 2013	rowspan=2\| {{fh\|NZL}}	align=center\|2–1	rowspan=2 align=center\| 3–2
24.	align=center\|3–1
25.	23 June 2013	{{fh\|AUS}}	align=center\|1–1	align=center\| 2–2 (7–6 p)
26.	rowspan=2\| 17 August 2013	rowspan=5\| Boom, Belgium	rowspan=2\| {{fh\|GER}}	align=center\|1–1	rowspan=2 align=center\| 2–1	rowspan=5\| 2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship
27.	align=center\|2–1
28.	19 August 2013	{{fh\|CZE}}	align=center\|2–0	align=center\| 4–0
29.	21 August 2013	{{fh\|ESP}}	align=center\|1–0	align=center\| 2–2
30.	25 August 2013	{{fh\|GER}}	align=center\|1–0	align=center\| 1–3
116.	rowspan=2\| 1 February 2020	rowspan=2\| Auckland, New Zealand	rowspan=2\| {{fh\|NZL}}	align=center\|3–0	rowspan=2 align=center\| 6–2	rowspan=3\| 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League
117.	align=center\|6–2
118.	31 October 2020	Brussels, Belgium	{{fh\|GBR}}	align=center\|2–1	align=center\| 3–2
119.	rowspan=2\| 5 June 2021	rowspan=6\| Amstelveen, Netherlands	rowspan=2\| {{fh\|ESP}}	align=center\|2–1	rowspan=2 align=center\| 4–2	rowspan=6\| 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship
120.	align=center\|4–1
121.	6 June 2021	{{fh\|ENG}}	align=center\|1–1	align=center\| 1–2
122.	8 June 2021	{{fh\|RUS}}	align=center\|7–1	align=center\| 9–2
123.	rowspan=2\| 12 June 2021	rowspan=2\| {{fh\|ENG}}	align=center\|1–0	rowspan=2 align=center\| 3–2
124.	align=center\|3–1
125.	29 July 2021	rowspan=3\| Tokyo, Japan	{{fh\|CAN}}	align=center\|8–1	align=center\| 9–1	rowspan=3\| 2020 Summer Olympics
126.	30 July 2021	{{fh\|GBR}}	align=center\|1–1	align=center\| 2–2
127.	1 August 2021	{{fh\|ESP}}	align=center\|2–1	align=center\| 3–1
286.	2 June 2024	Antwerp, Belgium	{{fh\|AUS}}	align=center\|1–1	align=center\| 4–4 (3–2 p)	rowspan=2\| 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League
287.	25 June 2024	Utrecht, Netherlands	{{fh\|NED}}	align=center\|1–0	align=center\| 1–3
288.	27 July 2024	rowspan=4\| Paris, France	{{fh\|IRL}}	align=center\|1–0	align=center\| 2–0	rowspan=4\| 2024 Summer Olympics
289.	rowspan=3\| 30 July 2024	rowspan=3\| {{fh\|AUS}}	align=center\|2–0	rowspan=3 align=center\| 6–2
290.	align=center\|3–1
291.	align=center\|6–2

References

External links

{{International Hockey Federation}}
{{European Hockey Federation|2692}}
{{Olympedia}}
{{Olympics.com profile|tom-boon}}
{{Team Belgium|Tom-Boon-354}}
[https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/tom-boon_1915386 Tom Boon] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
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No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable"
1.	3 August 2012	rowspan=5\| London, United Kingdom	{{fh\|KOR}}	align=center\|1–0	align=center\| 2–1	rowspan=5\| 2012 Summer Olympics
2.	5 August 2012	{{fh\|NZL}}	align=center\|1–0	align=center\| 1–1
3.	7 August 2012	{{fh\|IND}}	align=center\|3–0	align=center\| 3–0
4.	rowspan=2\| 11 August 2012	rowspan=2\| {{fh\|ESP}}	align=center\|2–1	rowspan=2 align=center\| 5–2
5.	align=center\|4–1
6.	rowspan=7\| 6 May 2013	rowspan=15\| Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France	rowspan=7\| {{fh\|POR}}	align=center\|1–0	rowspan=7 align=center\| 19–0	rowspan=15\| 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2
7.	align=center\|2–0
8.	align=center\|8–0
9.	align=center\|9–0
10.	align=center\|16–0
11.	align=center\|18–0
12.	align=center\|19–0
13.	rowspan=2\| 7 May 2013	rowspan=2\| {{fh\|SCO}}	align=center\|4–1	rowspan=2 align=center\| 7–1
14.	align=center\|6–1
15.	9 May 2013	{{fh\|FRA}}	align=center\|1–1	align=center\| 3–2
16.	rowspan=2\| 11 May 2013	rowspan=2\| {{fh\|CAN}}	align=center\|1–0	rowspan=2 align=center\| 5–2
17.	align=center\|4–1
18.	rowspan=3\| 12 May 2013	rowspan=3\| {{fh\|POL}}	align=center\|6–0	rowspan=3 align=center\| 10–1
19.	align=center\|8–1
20.	align=center\|10–1
21.	15 June 2013	rowspan=5\| Rotterdam, Netherlands	{{fh\|FRA}}	align=center\|3–0	align=center\| 3–0	rowspan=5\| 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals
22.	19 June 2013	{{fh\|IRE}}	align=center\|5–2	align=center\| 6–3
23.	rowspan=2\| 21 June 2013	rowspan=2\| {{fh\|NZL}}	align=center\|2–1	rowspan=2 align=center\| 3–2
24.	align=center\|3–1
25.	23 June 2013	{{fh\|AUS}}	align=center\|1–1	align=center\| 2–2 (7–6 p)
26.	rowspan=2\| 17 August 2013	rowspan=5\| Boom, Belgium	rowspan=2\| {{fh\|GER}}	align=center\|1–1	rowspan=2 align=center\| 2–1	rowspan=5\| 2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship
27.	align=center\|2–1
28.	19 August 2013	{{fh\|CZE}}	align=center\|2–0	align=center\| 4–0
29.	21 August 2013	{{fh\|ESP}}	align=center\|1–0	align=center\| 2–2
30.	25 August 2013	{{fh\|GER}}	align=center\|1–0	align=center\| 1–3
116.	rowspan=2\| 1 February 2020	rowspan=2\| Auckland, New Zealand	rowspan=2\| {{fh\|NZL}}	align=center\|3–0	rowspan=2 align=center\| 6–2	rowspan=3\| 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League
117.	align=center\|6–2
118.	31 October 2020	Brussels, Belgium	{{fh\|GBR}}	align=center\|2–1	align=center\| 3–2
119.	rowspan=2\| 5 June 2021	rowspan=6\| Amstelveen, Netherlands	rowspan=2\| {{fh\|ESP}}	align=center\|2–1	rowspan=2 align=center\| 4–2	rowspan=6\| 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship
120.	align=center\|4–1
121.	6 June 2021	{{fh\|ENG}}	align=center\|1–1	align=center\| 1–2
122.	8 June 2021	{{fh\|RUS}}	align=center\|7–1	align=center\| 9–2
123.	rowspan=2\| 12 June 2021	rowspan=2\| {{fh\|ENG}}	align=center\|1–0	rowspan=2 align=center\| 3–2
124.	align=center\|3–1
125.	29 July 2021	rowspan=3\| Tokyo, Japan	{{fh\|CAN}}	align=center\|8–1	align=center\| 9–1	rowspan=3\| 2020 Summer Olympics
126.	30 July 2021	{{fh\|GBR}}	align=center\|1–1	align=center\| 2–2
127.	1 August 2021	{{fh\|ESP}}	align=center\|2–1	align=center\| 3–1
286.	2 June 2024	Antwerp, Belgium	{{fh\|AUS}}	align=center\|1–1	align=center\| 4–4 (3–2 p)	rowspan=2\| 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League
287.	25 June 2024	Utrecht, Netherlands	{{fh\|NED}}	align=center\|1–0	align=center\| 1–3
288.	27 July 2024	rowspan=4\| Paris, France	{{fh\|IRL}}	align=center\|1–0	align=center\| 2–0	rowspan=4\| 2024 Summer Olympics
289.	rowspan=3\| 30 July 2024	rowspan=3\| {{fh\|AUS}}	align=center\|2–0	rowspan=3 align=center\| 6–2
290.	align=center\|3–1
291.	align=center\|6–2